Vol. 50, Ho# 4. January 28, 19^8. Geneva, IT. Y.
THE EASTER1T THEATRE
The forces of the Hew York State Horticultural Society moved into Kingston to day for the eastern meeting of the Society, and along with them were several members of the Station S ta ff— "both present and past. The second speaker on this morning1s program was none other than "our” Ellsworth Wheeler who took time out from his new duties at the U niversity of Massachusetts to report to the Hudson Valley fr u it grow ers on the la test developments in the control of Oriental fru it moth, peach tree “bor er, and the peach cottony scale— quite an assignment. This afternoon’ s program is mostly Geneva and the Hudson Valley Emit Investigations Laboratory# B ill Harman starts o ff with an account of his experiments on the control of the red-handed le a f r o lle r which turned out to he the Ho. 1 pest of apple growers in 19^7* Doctor.Chap man and Doctor Dean of Poughkeepsie w ill describe the control of the red mite with oil sprays, and then all three, along with Doctor Brann of the Poughkeepsie Labors^- tory, w ill lead a panel discussion on insect pest control on apples. Doctor Brann is also giving an illustrated talk this evening on the use of mist sprayers and spray- dusters# Tomorrow morning Doctor Palmiter w ill review studies on apple scab and other fruit diseases in the Hudson Valley. Then Eriday morning, Doctor Tukey w ill speak on "Hew Things in Fruit Growing in Michigan and Observations in the Field of Horticulture". The Station and the College are represented with exhibits similar to those shown in Rochester. Director Heinicke, Professor Wellington, Doctor Hamil ton, Doctor Braun, and Mr. Axinn are also in attendance.
PLOWED OUT
The Big Snow of the week-end meant Sunday work fo r Parks Traphagen and his crew, but i t was a welcome sight Monday morning to find the roads and walks cleared fo r ac tion. The o ffic ia l reading at the greenhouse— 10 inches.
OH LOHG ISLAKE
Doctor Gambrell is on Long Island this week fo r a series of schools fo r estate superintendents and gardeners sponsored by the Farm Bureaus of Suffolk and Hassau counties# Today, Foster is in Farmingdale’ fo r the winter farm nursery school held each year at this time by the Long Island In stitu te of Agriculture.
RECEIVES PH. D.
Kansas State College at Manhattan, Kansas, has conferred the Ph. D. degree on R. J. McColloch of the D ivision of Food Science and Technology# Bob’ s thesis dealt with a study of pectic enzymes of tomatoes. Congratulations!
WINTER MEETINGS
The first of a series of winter fruit meetings scheduled by Farm Bureau organi zations in western Hew York w ill be held in Monroe County next Tuesday and Wednesday. Doctor Chapman, Professor Harman, and Mr. LaPlante are due to appear on the program# TO SERVE AS MODERATOR
Geneva’ s third annual City Planning Forum w ill he held at the Civic Center at 8:00 p* m*, Tuesday, February 3rcU with Doctor Hucker serving as moderator. The Forum is sponsored jo in tly by the Geneva League of Women Voters and the Public Weir fare Department of the Geneva Woman’ s Club of which Mrs. Sayre is President. P ro fessor T. W* Mackesey, Assistant Dean of the College of Architecture and Professor of Regional Planning, Cornell University, w ill be the principal speaker. Several of Professor Mackesey* s students spent some time in Geneva last spring, developing an overall plan for the city and their maps and plans w ill be discussed by him. Everyone interested in city planning as applied to Geneva is cordially invited to attend the Forum.
COMING HOME
Mrs* Hugh Glasgow is expected to return home tomorrow from Strong Memorial Hos p ita l where she underwent surgical treatment soon a fter the Christmas holidays. She is reported to be making a very satisfactory recovery.
DOCTOR OBSRIE DEPARTS
Well fortified with a farewell party staged by the Pomology Division Monday which included ice cream, cookies, coffee, and everything, George Oberle is leaving the la tte r part of the week fo r his new position with the V irginia Experiment Sta tion at Blacksburg* Best wishes and good luckl
FROM IOWA
Mr* L. G. Monthey of Ames, Iowa, stopped o ff in Geneva last week on his way to Washington where he I'/ill assume the duties of Secretary-Editor of the American Socie ty of Agronomy as part of a program fo r expanding the a c tiv itie s of that Society* One of his first duties w ill be to develop a popular publication on the applications of agronomic research*
TAKES HEW POSITION
Miss Helen Tap.ley la st week entered upon her new duties as instructor in English and dramatics at the North Tarrytown High School. Helen is a graduate of Ithaca College where she specialized in dramatics.
FOR BETTER ICE CREAM
Doctor A* C* Dahlberg, formerly head of the dairy work here and now with the Dairy Department at the College of Agriculture, made the headlines recently with a talk before the National Dairy Council in Milwaukee. Citing the increased consump tion of ice cream during the World War I I period as three times that of World War I , he thinks that s till greater sales are possible if ice cream had more taste appeal and if consumers’ preferences were considered rather than the ideas of expert ice cream '’tasters*1. Art also thinks much can be done to improve the package fo r car rying ice cream home from the store.
TROPI CAL. SURROUND INGS While we struggle through snow drifts and shiver in the winter breezes, Doctor Breed writes of life in a setting of "Orange and banana and grapefruit trees, with coffee and vanilla plants scattered about". Apparently, he can just reach out the window fo r the makings, whether it’ s to be orange ju ice, or a banana s p lit, or va n illa sundae, or whatever the whim of the moment may dictate* The Breeds are planning to leave Puerto Rico for New Orleans on February 22nd.
PLEASE I Please! W ill those who have borrowed Station club dishes and s ilv e r, espec ia lly spoons, see that they are returned to the basement in Jordan Hall. Miss War ren is custodian of Station Club property and should be consulted before supplies are borrowed. Evidently, Christmas parties in the various Divisions seriously de pleted the Club’ s stockpile. Cooperation with Miss Warren w ill be greatly apprecia ted. Thank you!
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